Carton charger



March 13, 1928. A F. KNOEPPEL CARTON CHARGER Filed June 1l.. 1927 ell)Patented Mar. 13, 1928.

UNITED s rArEs 1,662,273y Parser orties.

FRANK-KNOEP1EL, OF TOLEDO, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE CHAMPION NO-TEAK PAER nDISH COMPANY, OF TOLEDO, OHIO, A CORPORATION 07F OHIO.`

` CARTON CHARGER.

Applicationledlune 11, 1927. Serial No. 198,151.

rlhis invention relates to loading goods into containers.

This invention has utility in charging cartons with rows or layers ofarticles in checked aggregate Cpaantity.`

Referring to the dra-wings: n

1 is a side elevation from the right of a device embodying the inventionhereunder;

Fig. 2 is a view from the lett of the de-k vice of Fig; 1; y n

Fig. 3 is ya plan view of the device of F 1,

Fig. 4- isa view from the left of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 5 is a section fonthe line V-V, `Fig. Y

`Bases-1, 2,` are provided with nprights 3, having ways 5 verticallyextending, parallel, and opposing each other.. These uprights 3, et,provide aligned bearings for rock shaft 6 having thereon cams with shortradius portions 7, intermediate enlarging radius portions 8, and longradius portions 9. Hand wheel 10 serves to operate this roch shait 6 forpositioning the cainseiiieo tive through acting upon projections 11.0supplemental uprights 12 to adjustauxiliary or supplemental table 13.llVith the hand wheel 1011i position to locate upwardly short radiusportion 7 of the two cams, the table 13 is in its lower position.YAii/'ith the hand wheel 10 etlective for rocking the shaft 6 to locateupwardly the camA portions 9, the table 13 is in its upper posi tion.ri`here is accordingly eiiected a vertical shitting of this table 13.

This table 13 has supplemental guide way 111 therein engaged by tongue15 of support or receiver having bottoni 16, side walls 17,

18, and rear wall 19. rlhese walls. 16, 17, 18, 19, provide an open toppocket with open side 2O tor receiving a carton. f

As a carton is placed in position in this receiver, arm 21 is depressedto roel; shaft 22 having arm 23 connected by link 21- to arm 25 atintegrator or counter 26 having dials 27. Accordingly, at each placingof a carton in this receiver there is a tally or count transmit-ted tothe counter 25 for indication on the dials 27. y

Chute or way 28 is shown as horizontally extending with open end 29adjacent the open side 2O ot the pocket. Articles of goods, as toodtrays 30, in nested series along the way 28, be conveniently loaded in'this carton 31 by having the' open v`side of such carton 31 disposedtoward the way 28.

ln the `'instances that the artielesmay be y. placed in plurality ofyvertical and av plurality ot lateral 'series in the carton 31, thetable 13 may be elevated to,` bring the f lower edge ot the carton 31inapproximate registry with the way 28 at one corner oiV the cartonlocatedr by lateral or horizontal shifting ot the receiver on the.supplemental guide. As herein shown the lcarton may contain tour rows ofarticles'30 in two'series. iV ith the table 13 elevated, the receiver islocated for sliding one groupot` the trays 30 directly into thecontainer 31. Thereceiver may then 'be shifted laterally, ,inthe stillelevated position, to allow a second group oic the containers 30 to beplaced in the bottoni or lower side of container 31 adjacent the tirstrow.

The operator then to lower the receiver kicks or throws the wheel lO'sothat the canisliave the portions 9v shifted downwardly from thesustaining position andthe cani portions 7 are in sustaining positionfor the projections `11. Above the second group ot trays 30, theoperator may now shift horizontally `into the carton 31 'from chute orway 28 a third group of trays'30. `To comvplete the charging `ot thiscarton 31, the receiver is given a horizontal shift along thesupplemental guide 14k and the i'ourth group of the trays 30 is placedin a horizontal series above the in'st placed group. The operator maythen lift the carton 31 from the receiver, glue the iiaps, or otherwisecomplete the carton closure as desired.

The placing of a succeeding carton in the receiver operates the arm 21and thus tallies suchfor an additional count, This sequence ofoperations is repeated by the operator lifting the table 13, operatingthe hand wheel 10 so that cam portions 9 hold the carton 31 in registrywith the way 28. This device is such that in producing trays at the rateof above v100 per minute and paclring say 500 in a carton, one operatormay care for placing the trays in cartons for at .105 least twomachines. This means a. materiall reduction ot labor with asimplification in the packing of the cartons. rthere is mini` mum oflabor in lifting, for there is only the placing of the empty carton andthe rei 10 nioval of the charged carton, the trays or articles of' goodsbeing only slid into posi tion without any liftingar requiredwhatsoever. The carton is placed to receive the various series as rowsot horizontal groups in a plurality of vertical and lateral lines orseries.

What is claimed and itI is desired lo .secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A base having` a guide, a supplemental guide carried thereby andrelatively reeiprocable, and a support. movable relatively to andcarried by the supplemental l(Druide,

2. A base having;a a vertical guide, a sup pleinental horizontal guidecarried therebya and a support inovably carried by the supplementalguide whereby said guide provides a plurality of positions lior thesupport.

A base having,r a vertical guide, a two position holder mounted thereby.a supplemental horizontal guide directed by the ver tieal guide to bepositioned by the holder, a supply Way, and a support slii'ttabletransversely of the Way.

4. A base having a vertial guide, a two position manually controllableholder mounted by the guide, aV supplemental horizontal guide directedby the vertical `guide to be positioned by the holder, aY supply way. :1support mounted by the supplemental guide and a rock shaft operable forpositioning the holder for locating the support at dil'erent levels asto the way.

5. A. base having a vertical guide, a two position manually controllableholder mounted by the guide, a supplemental horizont-.ll guide directedby the vertical Iguide lo be positioned by the holder7 a supply way, areceiver for a container open toward the way and shiftable for differentloeations as lo the Way for direct supply of articles into the containerfrom the vvay in a plurality of series for the different locations.

(3. way, a receiver for a container, and a counter actuator carried bythe receiver to be actuated by container movement relatively to thereceiver.

7. A. way, a shii'table receiver for a container, a counter actuatorcarried with the receiver to be actuated by container positioning in thereceiver. and a mountinpr for for the receiver permitting' sl'iitinglol' the receiver with the counter independently o1' actuating thecounter.

In witness whereof l aliix my signature.

FRANK KNOEPPEl

